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Transcript of Open Government: Are We There Yet?
Open Government:Are We There Yet?
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Presented by Sarah GrangerTo the CDPIC
Stanford UniversityFeb. 5, 2011
What’s wrong with government?
Closed door decisions
Corrupt officials
Poor access to government information
Extreme distance from decision makers to ordinary citizens
Slow to change
Immense layers of bureaucracy and paperwork
How can new media help solve some of these problems?
Open government movement (#opengov) => transparency through technology
Government embracing social media “gov 2.0” (#gov20) => civic engagement online
Open government in action
White House Open Government Initiative – enhancing WH transparency & information sharing, Data.gov
Open Government Directive for executive branch departments
External projects like Sunlight Foundation’s OpenCongress & MAPLight.org
Apps for Democracy – Washington, DC
Transparency Camps around the country
DataSF.org for data, apps, SF311.org for info, services
Government & Social Media
Internal & external communications, i.e. State Dept. Intranet & robust social media engagement
Crowd sourcing ideas from citizens, gauging public interest & need - #NSTIC (National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace) – Ideascale
Building new networks within government – events and discussions with stakeholders in various departments
Direct engagement
Government agencies & officials on Twitter (over 3300 nationally)
City mayor @gavinnewsom
Secretary of State @dbowen
Governor @schwarzenegger
CA: Building from the Foundation
Secretary of State’s Office Online
Secretary of State on Twitter
Voter Information Guide Online
Custom election sites based on the data
Campaigning vs. Governing Online
Overarching goals of reaching constituents are the same – subtle differences in outreach and style
Must still stay on message
Need to continue authentic dialogue
Communicate less often (not begging for money)
More limits on what officials can say & do online
Maintaining a sense of community is key
More Sharing
Within government: between agencies, cities to states, cities to cities
Exchanging ideas and experiences
Cross-sector: public to private & vice versa – business, tech, military, civilian, NGO, educational
Speeding up the process
Removing barriers to innovation (i.e. USA Application Programming Interface)
More Information
GovLoop communities
Sunlight Foundation projects
Articles – GovFresh, techPresident, Federal Computer Week, NextGov, etc.
Fedscoop videos, Gov 2.0 Radio
Personal Democracy Forum calls & conferences
O’Reilly gov 2.0 conferences, Radar, books, etc.
Local data camps & transparency camps
Twitter lists – gov20, opengov
More Participation
Greater crowd sourcing & communication tools – from the White House to the town council
More government officials genuinely active and collaborating online
Re-education of government employees and staff; gradually introducing non-native technology users to social media
Natural turnover toward when the majority of government decision-makers understand technology
What’s right now in government?
More decisions are made and explained in the open online
Corrupt activities can be more clearly detected by tools from the nonprofit world
Access to government data and information is becoming easier every day
By crowd sourcing and engaging directly through social media, the people are becoming closer to decision makers
Rapid response is becoming a reality
Questions?Sarah [email protected]@sarahgranger.com